Continued from page 15 The actor reveals that she did two rounds of auditions for the police procedural u2014 one for the casting director, and another with co- star Shefali Shah. u201c The subject needed to be dealt with a lot of sensitivity. But I was confident that Richie would have written something important.u201d To prep for the series, Dugal shadowed a police officer. u201c I didnu2019t want to depict anything incorrectly in the police procedural. If I am playing a cop, I [ canu2019t afford to] get the salute wrong. Similarly, I will never do a scene where I am seen waking up with make- up. These are few things I had in mind when I graduated from film school,u201d she smiles.
Her conscientious approach has held her in good stead. The actor is one of the few artistes to have bagged two nominations at the upcoming gala, including the Best Actor ( Female) nod for her act in Out of Love. u201c Since I had never headlined a show, before Out of Love, I wanted to check if I could hold the audienceu2019s attention when I am in every frame.u201d She credits directors Tigmanshu Dhulia and Aijaz Khan for extracting a fine performance from her in the drama. u201c I remember being anxious while doing the dinner- table sequence. I felt my emotions were not intense enough for the camera [ but the director okayed the shot]. Finally, when I saw it on screen, it was pitch perfect.u201d Rasika in the driveru2019s seat More about Delhi Crime, Out of Love u00a3 The makers of Delhi Crime didnu2019t get an official nod from Nirbhayau2019s parents to narrate the story. It was alluded that they raised concerns about its fictional nature u00a3 The house that forms the backdrop in Out of Love was the one also seen as the Kapoorsu2019 residence in Kapoor & Sons ( 2016) u2018 Since I had never headlined a show before Out of Love, I wanted to check if I could hold the audienceu2019s attention when I am there in every frameu2019 Rasika Dugal